Demon Dog Central

James Ellroy resources at The Richmond Review and beyond

Welcome to Demon Dog Central, the Main Place on the Web for info about the Main Dog of American Letters. Hop on board, hepcats:

Stop One:

This major Ellroy retrospective and interview first appeared in Crime Time magazine. We’re delighted to bring an expanded version to the Web of the best Ellroy article we’ve ever read – and rumour has it the Dog rates it likewise. Enjoy:

• The Early Years
• The LA Quartet
• Ripe Dog

Stop Two:

Yes, short shrift from the Demon Dog himself: Buzz Meeks, Howard Hughes, Mickey Cohen and Mickey Cohen’s dog getting down and dirty in the Dog’s home town.

Stop Three:

A big fat bunch of lovingly collated, highly rated Dogma – more skinny than you can shake a stick at.

Stop Four:

The Dog interviewed by The Richmond Review’s very own Kansas City Correspondent.

“Great Fucking Movie. Better Fucking Novel.” by Scott Reder

The screen version of LA Confidential thoroughly dissected – with some choice observations from the Dog himself.

Stop Five:

• Brown’s Requiem
  – where it all began
• Clandestine
  – Dudley Smith, first sighted here
• The Black Dahlia
  – “She lives”
• The Big Nowhere
  – “Fear the nowhere”
  – “The Nowhere Is Everywhere!” [Submitted]
• LA Confidential
  – “Sickness rains”
• White Jazz
  – “Hot jazz riffs of doom”
• Dick Contino’s Blues
  – “Worship bull terriers!!”
• American Tabloid
  – “O.J. Simpson Sucks Donkey Dick!” [Submitted]
• My Dark Places
  – “She lives” (again)

Stop Six:

• Bow Wow at Salon Magazine.
  
• Howl at Worldguide.
  
• Review at at Bookpage.com.
  Onion interview http://avclub.theonion.com/avclubarchive/jamesellroy.html Ellroy Confidential http://www.edark.org/ellroy/

Stop Eight: